Earth hit by intense blast of energy that's 'unlike any we have seen before'

dailystar.co.uk ^ | 20:14, 7 DEC 2022UPDATED18:40, 10 DEC 2022 | Michael Moran

[EEGator]

[NorthMountain]

Cool! In the vast universe, there’s always something new to see and learn.

[BlackbirdSST]

In December 2021, a massive blast of energy hit the Earth’s atmosphere.

Thanks for the warning.

[BenLurkin]

It would be too late for a warning if it had happened yesterday.

[Flick Lives]

The gamma-ray burst was significantly longer than average, which might normally suggest it had been produced by the collapse of a massive star into a supernova.

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.. or the 2-for-1 giveaway at taco Bell.

[Bishop_Malachi]

So I’m assuming that we were caught out in the penumbra of the blast? Was it a blast from an interstellar object that was extremely far away? I’m just saying this because I thought that Gamma-Ray Bursts were easily capable of being extinction events under a direct hit.

[Alas Babylon!]

These comparatively rare cosmic events – which normally last far less than a minute – are the result of a collision between two ultra-dense neutron stars. They produce heavier elements such as gold and platinum.

Anybody got a spare rocket?

[CatOwner]

Whatever the reason, leftists will milk it under the guise of “climate change”.

[EEGator]

I only took Astronomy 101, so I can’t answer you intelligently.

I thought they were only short in duration, yet extremely powerful.

I’m going to do some looking around.

[Fido969]

I didn’t notice it.

[CptnObvious]

What is the effect on us on Earth?

[GaltAdonis]

"What is the effect on us on Earth?"

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Journalists interviewed some scientists and then wrote stories about it.
Then folks on internet forums had discussions about it.

Then - after a long pause - the world ended for completely unrelated reasons.

/s

[MHGinTN]

Now that sounds like the caption from a Far Side cartoon!

[Disambiguator]

Too bad the gold and platinum didn’t strike earth instead of particles.

[budj]

I remember my microwave coffee was much hotter than usual.

[Ancesthntr]

“What is the effect on us on Earth?”
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Women and minorities affected disproportionately.

[SaxxonWoods]

“Thanks for the warning.”

I first read that as “Thanks for the warming.”

[butlerweave]

December 2021 and no one noticed ? LOL

[100%FEDUP]

(sarc)But these events have absolutely no effect on global temperatures!(/sarc)